Story Prompts for NaNoWriMo or Whenever
I want to talk a little about running with the idea you have banging in your head. What? You don't have one. Seriously?
All right, I start there. I came across a book on my Kindle called 1,001 Writing Prompts to Ignite Your Creative Spark by Heather R. Wallace. (I'd use the little Amazon thingy but for some reason it's not wanting to work for me). Anyway, I'm not one for using a whole lot of prompts as I tend to have plenty of ideas roaming around in my head, but that's not to say there aren't good writing prompt books and websites out there.
Ex: I watched as the air shimmered and crackled for a moment and then there was a person, in long flowing robes, standing in front of me.
Excerpt from 1,001 Writing Prompts to Ignite Your Creative Spark
by Heather R. Wallace
I chose this one out of all the prompts. Why? Because this one could be set in Ancient Ur or in modern day Topeka, KS. Paranormal elements can be implemented or it can be written without them. There are no boundaries with a piece like this.
I'm guessing for many of you your creative spark is igniting toward the paranormal. I can see this as a medieval, a King Arthur's Court kind of thing, minus the paranormal.
And what about these from Adam Maxwell's Fiction Lounge.
After three months he knew the cat hated him but it came as quite a shock to find out the dog felt the same.
The conversation ran the gamut from the erratic to the erotic.
Even if you prove me wrong I will never agree with you.
There was nothing he could do to escape me. Not with this lipstick and that bag. Oh and the tazer.You'll find a link on his sidebar that will take you to his Writing Prompts Generator, but hey, why don't I save you a click or two and just give you the link. The cool generator is in a box. Hit the refresh button and it'll give you a new prompt.
Let's take one of these and go with it.
The hum of conversation ran the gamut from the erratic to the erotic, but Jane Doe supposed that was the nature of this whole speed-dating thing. Not that she was here to make a connection, at least not of the romantic nature. No, romance was the furthest from her mind. She had a serial killer to bait and catch.
You see where I'm going? Of course, being the romance writer I am Jane Doe will find love.
Okay, go find your story ideas. If you'd like feel free to share in the comments. If you've got one of those top-secret-never-been-done-before-ideas, then just leave a comment letting me know you have one.
Next week, I'll take Jane Doe's story and write a loose synopsis so, we'll have something to work with when NaNoWriMo Day 1 arrives.
Happy Tuesday,
Christina Renee
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